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Habitation Velier Savanna White HERR 2018
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Sip it neat and it fills the room before it hits your glass: bubblegum, strawberry, raspberry and pineapple sitting in a puddle of glue and solvent, plus that briny olive edge Savanna's whites are known for. One taster called it "candy in a bottle." At 62.5% the alcohol is oddly well-tucked, and it also builds a monster daiquiri.
The community says- Massive red fruit
- ABV well-hidden
- But: Very synthetic
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How does Habitation Velier Savanna White HERR 2018 taste?
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Wild bubblegum-and-berry white rum bomb Most call it the best unaged white they've had — a bubblegum-and-red-fruit bomb with funky, medicinal edges. A few find the synthetic, "dirty" first sip too much. Not an everyday pour.
Aroma profileEster chasers and Jamaican-funk fans wanting a high-fruit white
Anyone who dislikes solvent, glue or synthetic candy notes
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neatCocktails & mixing
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Mirco
Most helpful positive review
Insanely unaged rum with infinite fruits/eggs. Best white savanna if not unaged in general. In any case, I've never had anything that can hold a candle to this bottling. Endless fun, both in a cocktail and neat.
Review by Mathieu C.
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500 g/hL ester. Extremely surprising nose very fruity and synthetic harlequin candy side. Horrible mouthfeel the first seconds (plastic, dirty, an extremely disturbing aroma that I can't identify, maybe mushroom??) fortunately it fades quite quickly to give way to very fruity +++ and iodized background. Not my thing at all, even though I liked the Long Pond high ester for example. Too salty uncontrolled side on the first mouthfeel. Still fascinating to have so many surprising aromas with no addition.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
awesome! Pineapple gummy bears to drink 🤤 but also ne ne ne portion of ester and steam. For me, the absolute benchmark Savanna Mr. White. It hardly gets any better!Monster atomic daiquiri with it by the way!!💥
Review by alex
Very surprising, the nose smells like anything but rum, it smells so much like candy. On the palate, almost the same feeling. Until some markers clearly point us to rum. A nice length. I wouldn't drink it every day, but it's pretty well made 😊
Review by DosenZorn
The smell is full cannon red fruit, mixed with bubble gum and solvent, as well as, when freshly poured, olives. Taste-wise, the High Ester Rum Reunion skins you right out of your socks. Intense after a decent load of fermented fruit and varnish/medicine. In the finish, the fruits still remain Ewig. From the 62.5% one notices comparatively little. The price of 55€ (as of January 22) is definitely justified, considering how exceptional this Savanna tastes. A very HERRlicher rum.Edit: Abgefahren how many different flavors prevail on the palate and in the nose. Have this time still a touch of fried bacon in the nose, after all the fruit is gone.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one was a retaste and I stick to my score from the first run. ------------- A nice rum from Habitation, not up to the others I tried in this batch, but still OK. The nose is funky and fruity. There is also a slight sweetness with solvents, tar and wet tobacco. The palate is living up to the nose with funk and fruitiness. A rather intense palate with varnish and a floral note on top. The finish is long and warm with orange zest and a smoky touch.
Review by Martin Augustin
Incredibly intense and funky nose. Esters, red fruits, and glue. The impressions remain in the mouth, complemented by lots of strawberry. The alcohol is superbly integrated for a strong aged rum. It's really terrific how mild it is. Excellent rum that does something like this.
Review by Skyfly
First tried as a Santa Maria Daiquiri with Faudes cherry brandy - a real flavor bomb! Even neat this rum still offers lots of red fruits and positively surprises. Ester and alcohol are very well integrated.
Review by Stefan L
This is candy in a bottle. - craziness in a bottle.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,4:On the nose, fresh, grassy, vegetal, sweet, medicinal with esters, glue, funky, overripe, fermented red fruits like strawberry, melon, smoky, pungent, rotten, like a fruit schnapps, slightly synthetic. On aeration, banana and green fruits arise, pineapple, citrus and cherry, some fruits are candied, dairy notes join, clove and nutty touch. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is intense, funky with medicinal notes like esters, glue, slightly synthetic, pungent, rotten with fermented, sweet red fruits like strawberry, other berries, tropical fruits, dairy, cream notes, so a delicious fruit ice cream is out and creamy fruit candies, later some vegetal notes, peppery touch, light smokiness. 8,4:The finish is long, dry, smoky, medicinal with esters, glue, chemical with phenol, pungent, fermented, rotten fruits like strawberry, orange peel, berries, pineapple, dairy notes, fresh, hay-ish, vegetal sugarcane hints, some confectionery touch joins. Edit:12.9.26
Review by Frank
Day 21 in the Christmas calendar. Blind!There's not many of such an aromatic profile...Nose: Fruit bomb. Fermented fruits like raspberry, strawberry, honeydew melon. Fruit vinegar! Very intense and artificial. Attractive and repulsive in equal measure, making it insanely interesting. I like this...Palate: one of the few rums where the palate follows the nose.... Sweet-bitter, fermented fruit, raspberry, strawberry. Very artificial, very intense, very exaggerated very interesting ...
Review by TheRhumhoe
A highly aromatic Savanna unaged in High Ester mode. The nose is concentrated and extremely fruity, with red fruit (strawberry, raspberry), ripe tropical fruit, apple, melon and tangy citrus. Medicinal notes combine with floral fragrances and the vegetal notes of aromatic herbs and olive to create a very fresh, fragrant nose. A very pleasant rum to smell. The attack on the palate is just as gripping, with strong red fruit notes (raspberry, strawberry), funky notes of esters, varnish, solvents and glue, and hints of olive, flowers and herbs that add a spicy edge to the juice. The alcohol is remarkably well integrated, without the slightest aggressiveness, even though this is a rum with character. The finish is long, sustained by velvety, ripe red fruit, phenolic, floral and herbaceous notes. Notes of pepper and leather tingle the aftertaste, with a sensation of warmth that's not unpleasant. A highly accomplished white rum that works wonders neat or in mixology.
Review by Galli33
Wow, what a board! Nose: Strawberry and red berries in general, almost like gummy bears floating in a lake of glue and solventy notes. Mouth: Similar story here, but with the distinct olive brine character you get from Savanna. Finish: Long, fruity, and delicious. Yummy. 🤤🤤🤤🤤
Review by Vincent D
A salad of ripe fruits, a hint of glue, brine. An incredible delicacy despite an extreme side. Excellent. Really superb! I often struggle with aged Savanna rums but their whites and especially this one are incredible.
Review by Basti
Right after pouring, the gummy bear / chewing gum aroma spreads in the room. I already like that a lot. On the palate, a slightly medicinal note and not as round as the nose, but still very tasty and everything the nose promised. Overall I really like it, probably even the best "white" rum I've had so far. Surely makes even better cocktails. Looking forward to the new HV Herr :)
Review by Barnagricole
👃: red fruit, funky and vegetal 👄: Exotic red fruit like pomegranate, very funky with a hint of vegetal and pepper. The alcohol is still present ⏳: It's long and exotic on ripe fruits
Review by w00tAN
On the nose raspberry, banana, floral notes and funk. On the palate then powerfully fruity funky. Alcohol is noticeable. Finish strong and long, tingles on the tongue for a long time. Definitely not for everyone but very interesting.
Review by Timo Groeger
I really love these awesome, olive-like, unaged Savannas. On the nose here, more olive than on the palate, on the palate nicely floral but above all fruity (strawberry and raspberry), very funky and definitely tasty.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Rums from the Savanna distillery are some of my favorites. I recommend everyone to try especially the ester-heavy pieces like Grand Arome or HERR. You haven't felt so much fruit in a few drops of liquid for a long time.
Review by Sebastian.W
I compared the Habitation velier HERR, the HERR 57 (2019) and the HERR 57 2022. The first two are very similar with the HERR 57 (2019) being slightly better in my opinion. Both are full of red fruit, berries, bubble gum, glue and flowers. The HERR 57 (2022) has more vegetal notes and is less fruity. This one was my least favourite out of the three.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Absolutely unique Savanna scent of watermelon-strawberry chewing gum. Also in taste, overripe fruit, watermelon, strawberries. This is a total blast that I really enjoy, although I admit that during the very first tasting I didn't get this rum. The takeaway: giving a second chance makes sense 😃
Review by Djoul 🇧🇪
First test of a "high ester." Discovery. First nose very alcoholic then you clearly smell the solvent. First sip also surprising, burning the tongue a bit. Then the aromas release and you are overwhelmed by the amount of aromas!
Review by Jarek
Small Savanna White HERR / Grand Arome tasting - May 2026 The Habitation Velier combines the fruitiness of the 2020 HERR with the hearty-spicy notes of the 2022. The ABV of 62.5% suits the rum well, feels powerful and warming without burning.
Review by Gregor
Totally surprising. Extremely fruity and berry and at the same time estrig. Definitely among the top 3 of the white I have ever drunk
Review by Jeremie Edde
A true essential oil. When you open the bottle, the whole room is invaded by red and black fruits, chewing gum, harlequin candy... a real aromatic bomb!! On the palate it explodes in all directions and the finish is endless on harlequin candy, red and black fruits and olive!! Not an everyday rum for sure but definitely my favorite white rum ❤
Review by Serge
Tasted with the OB Herr57 bottling from 2020 (batch4). Both come directly from the artificial pineapple Tropifrutti and strawberry bubblegum universe. But this one is a tad fresher and preffriger on the nose with sour raspberry effervescence. A matter of taste. I think I like the OB a tad better.
Review by rumcokki
Surprising, seems like a hybrid between Jamaican funk and Haitian Clairin. An exuberant nose of brine, overripe fruits and smokiness
Review by Jürgen Wiese
White Rum at it’s best complexity, craziness, taste, smell and undefeated for a Bartenders Daiquiri and will probably never be bottled again. I felt in love with this rum directly
Review by Rumclub Latvia
You will remember this!
Review by Rare Akuma
Explosion of fruitiness on the nose that won’t take long to fill the entire room. Very dominant on red fruits primarily strawberry, raspberry and a little bit of cherry. Subtle woodiness from pineapple husks. The sugarcane is sweet, harsh and fresh, but eases into more palatable watermelon fructose. It’s all very cool and mentholated with a black licorice overtone. Tasting reveals the same fruits, but especially strawberry gets the spotlight. A deep dark sweetness engulfes the red fruits. Like the nose refreshing and rich in flowery and herbal notes. There’s breakfast black tea and olive brine, slightly salted. Finish is rich in red fruits, cooling and with the grand return of licorice. To me, this is the ultimate white rum.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is on strawberry chewing gum and Haribo Banan’S! Back to the schoolyard of my childhood... it's disconcerting and intriguing when you've never come across it before. On the palate, it's the amusement park and its roller coasters. You go from pronounced smokiness to rotting fruits. On paper, it's scary. But on the palate, it's a slap. The finish is again extremely long on mentholated red fruits.
Review by ccajerem
That famous Savanna herr, once you've tasted it you remember it so much because it is so unique. 👃 powerful on English candy/arlequin, 🍍, tangy banana candy. 👄 in the same vein with great aromatic intensity and great aromatic power. The alcohol is superbly integrated; you don't feel the 62.5 degrees. A must-have. In my top 3 of all white rums ever tasted. If you find it at its release price (55€) go for it. I only have 3 bottles left ;-(
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Really awesome bomb for a white rum. You have to like it, but if you like Jamaica, you'll warm up to this one too. Cocktails will bloom anew with rums like this.
Review by SaibotZtar
Fruit bomb par excellence
Review by Nivius
Sounds a bit infantile, but does anyone remember the pink Hubbabubba gum ? This rum smells and tastes exactly the same - on the palate there is still some pineapple and wood - this rum is overwhelming - literally : if you use it in drinks, it drowns out all other flavors.Probably, next to the Lontan, one of the few bottles that I had to have umbedingt, but which will never be empty.Also correlates very strongly with headaches the next day.Still - how Krass that a rum manages to taste like bubble gum 😂.
Review by Thunderbird
For me a completely new experience: On the nose an enormous fruity sweet berry emerges with the addition of glue, solvent. In the mouth then first a delicate sweetness with fruity berry, also here a kind of glue and light solvent, as well as very young wood and/or fresh grass! The rum spreads pleasantly mild and creamy in the mouth and on the tongue! The alcohol is perfectly integrated! In the finish very thin smoke develops, some grass, a tendency to sweet strawberry and glue! Somehow fascinating! A great extraordinary rum, delicious.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Most Pineapple-lly rum I have ever tasted. Very very fruity. Papaya (including the mustiness when it's a bit too ripe). A really fun drink. Great to drink neat but probably makes a spectacular Daiquiri. Would so love to know how this would progress on oak.
Review by ChrisPro
Chicago, October 2022. This is an almost perfect "unaged" rum. Blasted by fruit gum on the nose and taste, with some mild funky brine to balance. Sad I don't have a bottle but go out of my way for this rum now
Review by Joël
Definitely the best unripe I've had so far. Very similar to the matured Lord, in direct comparison, the latter is of course already better, but there are no worlds in between in my opinion.
Review by Benoit Mahe
It smells like Harlequin candy full on the nose. The mouth continues in the same vein. It's very original. When opening the bottle I found it undrinkable although used to high ester. Today I find it good and very original but not a rum I would drink every day.
Review by Stylo
Very distinctive rum, with its trademark being (in my opinion) the bubblegum like flavor! It might be the least obvious choice for sipping it straight, although it is far more easily enjoyable if compared to Long Pond Tecc or Teca marks. I will definitely try in a couple of cocktails
Review by Martin Spooner
The nose is an explosive pineapple. Very intense, detectable from several meters away. On the palate, not quite the bomb. Nice pineapple but also some medicinal traces. Finish quite short.
Review by CaRaph
It has been a long time since the last sip of a white rum. This one gives a whole bunch of red fruits like strawberry, cherry and raspberry, but also some tropical stuff like banana and pineapple. There are also solvent, chemical product and somehow light plastic scents. Looks like a kind of chemical sweet, it's a really nice white rum :)
Review by m8375e
Pretty much impossible to score, it is a marvel but I don't want to sip it much.
Review by Henry Davies
A great unaged Savanna rum. Intense candied nose, deep berry fruits on the mouth and a pleasant and luscious mouth. The sweet and enticing elements combine well with a longer body. Undoubtedly it would make an exceptional daiquiri but also drinks super well and better than many unaged rums stand alone. Would love to have a bottle
Review by Alain DARNAN
The white rum that gives me the most emotions
Review by Martin Švojgr
Krásné voňavé bompari
Review by tolf
Was my first Savanna a few years ago, which showed me esters in a whole new way. Gummy bear juice was my first thought back then. Really nice and wild ester notes.
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
Pronounced funky nose with lots of red berries and vegetal aromas. This image continues on the palate. Very powerful and intense. Alcohol could be a little better integrated. Also makes a super daiquiri
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267 bottles logged by 179 collectors.
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29% opened, 14 emptied.
What did the community pay for Habitation Velier Savanna White HERR 2018?
Community paid 42–75 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 65 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Habitation Velier Savanna White HERR 2018
A Pot Still Rum from Reunion, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 62,5%.
About the Savanna distillery
The Savanna distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Savanna have been reviewed 8,619 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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